Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-21

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dsaah.
MORE THAN UNExPECTaD.
We bed expected somsshiug Of chang
non th0 difference In atm0sphss,C prsssufs
but this came % suddenly that II lsfl 10 uufil
70 scs intslligsntly before the lose os con
sciousnsaa, but - we gradually segsinsd u
another phenomenon presented itsslG W.
oeemed 70 b breathing something rsvsmb
li0g OxDno end yoe not OsOnO, tor 10 Q shOrt
ZINE our sptrits and esreOgth returned, end
On eahilarstion eusued thaS was - las above
be0n below u We Sushssi ths0ueh speoa
with rapturA Whatever the medium wea
Ne worn In, u R6emed tn be laahed into Whtee
fnam, - u Curlet ~ thin waves Oves Ouf
kse,, leaving bshind us IN unmarked Path.
The inosndeacent lamps i0oksd lite bright
red threads 0s s,ik. but shsd no more light
than the lighted end OF cigar upon dark
and fOggy night
Tue barometer Wa barely discsrnibis, but
Prof. Kitton succseded In Obsaining read.
Ing, end the reCord Wss nov made, Allowing
sn altitude 0f 80 miles, the mercury having
% elevation Of sbOut ons Ihousandth OF an
inch. and the cir . deDsity Of only one thirty.
thOuaandth Ot what Il IL II the sea level Tue
"
ten thouaandth Of pound TO the square inch,
and hero evidently was tho extreme height
Of the oarth's atmOaphero. " Cohesive 1OfCo
aud gravity he'd the bsst Of heat" and the
limit Of OF panston he'd been reachod. The
upper portion Of the atmosphere was like the
suffsss of tho sDcsan, In constant wave
motion, csused BY its hsat .. It fuctuated up
and down. How ws existed In this condition
0f things II o. yet unsx plsina0le.
A. our Digit upward continued, and the
llsvpNs <,SN No. as lAn k,~
meath uA strange and wonderful light bow
cred over tho pOiut Of our magnetic needle,
ami little slf6amiots Ot furious blue flame
seemed tO escape from N with alarming im
pstuosity. The medium We were In was Of
suoh IN attanuated shinnsss thst the lumin.
Oaity OF this light was not much moro thsU
that Of good .sixsd electric spArk, aDd iliu-
minated tho car just enough 70 dtsC0rn tho
barometer. Ii vas an unex pected sud phau.
tasttc phenomenon, Dut u 10 the unexpected
that always happens
The small, blue hAme flashed brightly for
Q moment, then lifting itself OIL the needle.
circlsd grscsiuily around the car, finally dis
appearing into spsco. ksplsr's cslebrsted
heavens than fish In the ocean" /" ssemod 70
have some foundation, for We wsro In cou-
slant fear Of collision with numerous fine,
white threads Of flashing light whtrliDg by
Us. II was impossible for US to carry on
communication by means Of the voice
A. ws entered into the lunar atmosphere, .
beautiful glow Of pure white light ives dit.
fused, revealing tO us the white contour Of
this satellite Of the Garth. We gszed upon
esch other for . few moments In mute
am axemeut, forgetting tor the time being our
wonderful surroundings We looked bo-
meath Us aud saw Tor the first tune our long
lost earth. II had the appearance OF
AN IMMENSE Disc.
fifteen times larger than that of the sun, ~ II
appears u Us on earth. Looking upward
again, 20 saw the moons trregu surisce,
which presented varied groupings OF light
and shade Grest mountain peaks extended
to enormous hsightA Huge crAters miles In
diameter, appeared upon these vsst circular
mountains, some OF them still emitting thin
white volumes oi vaPor. The bleak and dee-
Olate appearance Oe. gsrs description. Traces
were every y hero visible of former geological
movsmeNis, and these movements were not
yet over IL IL generally supposed In scien
tiiic circles that no vegetable life exists upon
the surface Of the moon. This In an error.
Dense forests, like those Of Central Africa or
South America, cover vast tracts Of the
moons surfsce. There exists passive organ
isms analogous u our plants, varying In
color and shade according to temperature.
The plaiO, by astronomers called the Sea Ot
Serenity, presents to thsm . greenish tint,
trHverssd by sn unvaryinH white zone. This
green tint Ne found to to luxuriaDt carpet
Of vegetation, formed Of plants Of all descrip-
tions, from Inossss and iungi, up 70 naguih.
cont firs and ceisrA Ths white zone In moth.
Ing more than huge white rocks, without .
sign OF vegetation upon them.
Vegetation life truly exists up0a the
moons surfsce, aud tho assertion that tho
moon u Q dead star, must henceiorth to cou.
siderod u the opinion Ot narrOw-minded per.
sons. A We continued 70 ascend, We found
that from some unknown cause II WAS imp0s-
siols to keep ON In . direct upward cOurso,
but passing 10 the LETT OF the sstellite, We cut
n k.AaA
and finally succeeded In obtaining = position
directly over the orb, but upon the opposite
side OF that presented toward the earth. And
what = gorgeous sight presented itself
Beautiful, brilliant flowers with = million
varieties OF shsdS, clustered together by
thousands Deep valleys-grest mountains,
whose lofty peaks stretched out for miles
into the soft light Of tho serenest OF skies
smooth, unruilied plains OF luxuriant YER
dure. here snd there studded with silvery
lakes OF crystal water, gave evidence with the
suns mellow light that there wss the richest
OF soils, the pur0st OF waters, and An everlast.
ing summer OF unbroken enjoyment.
The perfect quiotude that surrounded US
only broken by tue hum Of the motor and
shs rush Of air impinging upon the vsnes of
the rOsetts wheel. Ii 10 easy TO beltevs In the
realization OF those things which We ardentiy
desire, and - We glidsd along the lunar ~.
mosphere and bsheld the new discoveries,
the sioriousnsss OF which We have no sdjsc.
uvSs sutfi ,isntiy strong 70 az press, the unsx.
pec,0d sxaiO happened. Cultivated fields
and plantations aud cities one by one began
to appear. We saw coming toward US IN
Immense sphere OF . diameter Of nearly 30
feet, which tiosted ~ gently ~ large size
soaE-bubbis would do tn our own stmos-
phero.
1T STRUCK THE CAR.
Al soon - this sphere reached Us We
noticed that 1t hsd . large window upon its
upp~r surface similar TO the bulls eye In our
DARK lanterns; this appeared to bs about hvs
test In diameter, and ~ the sphere gradually
approached ~, We awaited with great deal OF
apprehension the result OF this strange phe-
nomeuou. We did not have long 70 walt
The sphere placed itself directly beneath our
car; the window opened and there was
thrust through . pole similar 70 our pike
poles, only Ot greater dimensions, and II
struck the car with force sufficiently great
70 prevent any ISsirs for IL repetition. The
sphere began to descend, dragging us after It
With Q power strong enough to convince ~
that nothing OF . terrestrial character could
compete with It
We landed In tho centre OF an immense
court amid 0 mass Of foliage Of . tropical
nature The dsscensiOn, Notwithstanding ltd
peculiar character, gave us . view of the
most beautiful cd d - ever boheld by mortal
eye. A temple with glittering tiles of blut
and gold, with hundreds OF small turreta
varying from one TO 500 fest, arising In every